Political Dig

Last week, president-elect Donald Trump shocked the political world when he called for a “nuclear arms race” during an interview with “Morning Joe” co-host Mika Brzezinski. Now, North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un is planning a “prime time” nuclear weapons push in 2017 to take advantage of leadership transitions in the United States, a high-ranking defector said, AFP reported Thursday

In his first interview since fleeing his post as North Korea’s deputy ambassador to Britain, Thae Yong-Ho said Kim Jong-Un had issued a directive to “complete” nuclear development by the end of next year, according to the report published by Business Insider.

Thae told local reporters: “With South Korea holding presidential elections and the US undergoing an administration transition, the North sees 2017 as the prime time for nuclear development.”